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Voices from the West Bank: Stories of Resistance and Protection
Join us for an enlightening and powerful event featuring Amira Musallam and Mel Duncan discussing the land theft experienced by the Kisiya family in Beitjala on the West Bank of Palestine.
FCNL Opposes Two Enforcement-Only Immigration Bills
The House Judiciary Committee is marking up two bills (H.R. 2406 and H.R. 2407) that would expand immigration enforcement without offering necessary accompanying policy reforms to the U.S. immigration system.Oppose the President’s Unfounded and Cruel Immigration Order
On April 21, the President announced he would temporarily halt certain immigration through executive order. As a Quaker organization, FCNL rejects using this crisis as leverage to further cruel and harmful policies (immigration or anything else).Over 75 Organizations Send Letter to Congress Opposing the Rescission of Foreign Assistance
In a letter sent to Congress yesterday, leading anti-hunger, anti-poverty, environmental, faith-based, gender equality, global health, humanitarian aid, human rights, peacebuilding and refugee agencies urged Members to “oppose the rescission of any foreign assistance funds related to urgent human needs, including food, medical and humanitarian aid, and to global stability and resilience, such as peacebuilding, poverty-focused development assistance, climate resilience and good governance.”FCNL Lobbyist Yasmine Taeb Speaks at Progressive Congress Summit with Two Members of Congress
Yasmine Taeb, FCNL Lobbyist for Human Rights and Civil Liberties, spoke alongside Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL) and Mark Takano (CA) at a panel at the Progressive Congress Summit on Sunday, February 5th.Building Beloved Community: Introducing FCNL's Community and Culture Team
In July, I joined the staff as FCNL’s associate general secretary for community and culture. In that position, I lead the new Community and Culture department made up of FCNL’s Quaker outreach, young adult, and human resources teams, as well as Friends Place on Capitol Hill.Fleeing Isn’t a Choice—It’s Survival
I didn’t choose to flee my country—I was forced to.
The American Families Plan
The American Families Plan is the long-awaited promise to the country that we have been working for many years.A 60-Year-Old Call to Peace
In May 1962, a group of Quakers from FCNL and AFSC headed to the White House to meet with President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office. Within a year, JFK made his famous speech at American University, asking “What kind of peace do we seek?”Restore UNRWA Funding. Stop Famine in Gaza.
Gaza isn’t starving. It’s being starved. Over two million Palestinian civilians face one of the world’s worst human-made humanitarian crises, with famine and disease spreading due to a lack of aid access. Amidst this catastrophe, the Biden administration and Congress halted all U.S. funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the largest aid operation in Gaza, until March 2025.